For 21 years, cyclists have embarked upon the 401-kilometre trek across the world’s oldest desert. Starting in Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia, and finishing in Swakopmund, the route crosses the Namib Desert, making the Nedbank Desert Dash a truly unique and iconic event. In 2025, the race will take place on the 5th and [...]
Just over three decades ago, To Hell and Back pioneered mountain bike stage racing in South Africa. The inaugural event, in 1995, took place nearly a decade before the 31st champion, who was crowned on Sunday, 16 November 2025, was born. In fact, Francois Hofmeyer’s age is closer to that of the iconic race’s new [...]
Marc Pritzen and Felix Stehli’s two stage wins and 4-minute and 38-second margin of victory on the final FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz general classification meant that the Honeycomb 226ers completed a near-perfect race to the 2025 title. After Friday’s powerful performance, they missed out on winning Stage 2 when Stehli crashed on the finishing straight. On [...]
After strong winds made for a chaotic start to the opening stage on Friday, Stage 2, on Saturday, concluded in chaos when three riders crashed from a six-rider group contesting the sprint finish. Tristan Nortje and Marco Joubert were the least affected and managed to cross the line just ahead of the Honeycomb 226ers team. [...]
A windy and at times chaotic opening stage of the Shiraz race at FNB Wines2Whales saw the Honeycomb 226ers seize the initiative and establish a 126-second advantage on PYGA Euro Steel and Insect Science. Marc Pritzen and Felix Stehli combined fresh legs with course knowledge to attack at a key moment and leave the chasers [...]
First introduced in 2025, the R1 million performance bonus for any elite athlete, male or female, who can achieve the remarkable feat of winning all six marathon-distance races in a single season, is back and forms part of the total R1.2 million prize purse for 2026. The performance bonus sits on top of the per-event [...]
The Shiraz race at FNB Wines2Whales is not just the final race of the Epic Series and FNB Wines2Whales calendar; it is also the final major mountain biking event of the South African season. Thus, the battle for the final Yellow CIOVITA jerseys of the season could be decided by who is fresher, physically and [...]
E-Bike racing is tactical! E-Bike racing levels the playing field! E-Bike racing is hard! E-Bike racing is fun! Four key takeaways from the E-Powered Pinotage race highlight how views, E-MTB technology, and the race rules have evolved since the inaugural E-Bike race in the Pinotage event at FNB Wines2Whales in 2021. 5 years on, there [...]
At the sharp end, the racing E-Bikers went full gas from Benguela Cove to Oak Valley Wine Estate, but further back the mood was more relaxed on the opening day of the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage. The mid-week race blends fast with fun, allowing those who want to race to race flat out and those who [...]
For the third time in three years, Candice Lill and Tyler Jacobs stood atop the Chardonnay race podium at FNB Wines2Whales. The Liv Sabi-Sabi Seattle Coffee e-Fort team’s 2025 margin of victory was 12 minutes and 10 seconds over Margot Moschetti and Claudia Peretti of e-Fort MB Race. Sarah Hill and Robyn de Grood finished [...]
